Planetary hours
in Hefei.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Thursday, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 07:58
- 2♂︎ Mars07:58 – 08:48
- 3☉︎ Sun08:48 – 09:39
- 4♀︎ Venus09:39 – 10:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:19
- 6☽︎ Moon11:19 – 12:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:10 – 13:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:00 – 13:50
- 9♂︎ Mars13:50 – 14:41
- 10☉︎ Sun14:41 – 15:31
- 11♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:12
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:12 – 18:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:22 – 19:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:31 – 20:41
- 4♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:51
- 5☉︎ Sun21:51 – 23:00
- 6♀︎ Venus23:00 – 00:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:10 – 01:20
- 8☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:29
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:39 – 04:49
- 11♂︎ Mars04:49 – 05:58
- 12☉︎ Sun05:58 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:08 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.